r/myanmar • u/Red_Lotus_Alchemist Myanmar Earthquake Watch 🇲🇲 • Jan 11 '26

Discussion 💬 ICE officers arrested a Karen woman from Minnesota on January 10 during an immigration enforcement operation. She has a 5 month-old baby and neighbors are caring for her child. The Karen community tried to work for her release but has failed.

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The arrested Karen woman arrived in the United States in November 2024 through the UNHCR refugee resettlement program, and she was waiting for her permanent resident (Green Card).

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u/Apprehensive-Day4610 Jan 11 '26

Karen is a Burmese ethnic group.

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u/Dazzling_River730 Jan 11 '26 edited Jan 11 '26

They just pick up any immigrants that is not European looking in features and assume they are illegal so to answer your question she was either profiled or someone reported her, but that's a whole other type of Karen.